Beach v. Mayor of New York
New York Supreme Court
Exceptions from circuit court. New York county Action by George O. Beach against the mayor, etc., of the city of New York to-recover his salary as an apportionment clerk in the dock department for the period commencing December 12, 1886, and ending November 19, 1888. Verdict was directed for plaintiff, exceptions to be heard in the first instance at general term.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The plaintiff, prior to December 11, 1886, was one of the apportionment clerks in the dock department. On that day he received a notice signed by the president of the dock board to the effect that on the 8th of December, 1886, a resolution was adopted by the board that the continuance of the said George O. Beach as apportionment clerk was wholly unnecessary, and there was no present use for him as an attache of this department, and “that until further ordered there be but one apportionment clerk employed in this department, and that until the work of this department shall require further…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gregory v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jackson v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1895